The advanced trial of Electoral Dispute Regional Head and Deputy Head of Kerinci Regency in Jambi Province in 2013 held again on Wednesday (26/9) at Plenary Session. Hearing the case filed by two couples Adirozal-Zainal Abidin (No. 125/PHPU.D-XI/2013) and Ami Taher-Suhaimi Surah (No.126/PHPU.D-XI/2013) examined of Petitioner witnesses, Respondent, and Related Parties. 

In the trial, Jambi Provincial Election Commission as the Respondent denied all arguments expressed by the applicant. According to Maiful Effendi, the petition blurred (obscuur libel). "The applicant did not make the vote count should be set in PMK 15/2008 as the object of the petition and instead sued the Kerinci Regency," said Maiful. 

It is also revealed by the attorney of the Related Party, as the winner of the General Election, Eva Yulianti. She has denied the existence of a structured offense, massive and systematic alleged Candidate Number 3 Murasman-Zubir Dahlan as Related Party. Not only that, Eva revealed the petition is not the scope of the authority of the Court. "The object of the petition is supposed to affect the results of the counting of applicant votes. Therefore, the application should not be accepted," explained Eva. 

The Petitioners presented witnesses to strengthen the petition. At the trial, Adirozal-Zainal Abidin proposed 15 witnesses. Relevance of these witnesses testified incumbent regent in directing civil servants and intimidation. Head of Industry and Energy and Mineral Resources Kerinci Herjos Neldi revealed a meeting between the head of BKD at the invitation of the Regent of Kerinci Murasman. He revealed the oath taken at the meeting. "There’s oath led by Mr. Secretary to select Mr. Regent," he explained. 

Additionally, Petitioner witnesses Idham Khatibi said intimidation because he refused to become the winning team regional coordinator candidate number 3. Idham at first became the principal and now being transferred into a teacher. 

In the main petition, couple Adirozal-Zainal Abidin, candidate number 2 is represented by legal counsel, Heru Widodo, argued that the recapitulation of vote counting results of the determination made by the Commission are not legally valid, because the votes candidate number 3 Murasman-Zubir Dahlan as the incumbent obtained through unlawful means with systematic violations of violations, massive structured and conducted by the Election Commission of Jambi Province and involving civil and structural environment in Kerinci regency. The above argument, Petitioner asks the Court stated Jambi Provincial KPU Decree number 132/kpts/KPU-PROV-005/2013 about determination and announcement of the results of calculation and acquisition recapitulation letter elections Regent and Vice Regent of Kerinci regency in 2013. Meanwhile, in a petition of Taher Ami-Suhaimi Surah which is going to candidates invoke the Court declared invalid in the implementation of the General Election the Kerinci regency, because the Commission did not pass the pair as a candidate despite there has been a recommendation from Kerinci Supervisory Committee. (Lulu Anjarsari / mh)